Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-30

4 where they were more than oeastiaI
4 orgies.
n That for this country instituted bv
the Pilgrim Fathers 266 years ago had
}, become a day of thanksgiving and
i prayer as a national feast and holiday
marking as the national fates of other
? countries to certain extent the char.
acteElstlc Of the nation. In turnitTo
Y the other side of the picture, after re-
viewing our growth and possibilities as
!, nation, he set forth very clearly and
strongly the dangers that beset Our
; path. The great nations which figured
so consplcuously in history where not
large in territorial extent. such no
Egypt, Persia, Greece and ENGLAND
Our great extent Of boundary was n
possible weakness instead of STRENGTH
IL contormed very nearly to Il e size of
the Roman empire just prior TO its dis
, solution. We have not space 70 re-.
r view In detail the enumeration of evils
that are great detriment. such as a
corrupt ballot, party strife and the ap.
gregaiing of different nationaIitirs re.
llgiOns, trades, &c, into special noliti-
cal combinations. The two great dan
gers mat stand out more prominent
tnaU al others are unrestricted emigra-
Clon-Che lowest classes Of the European
comment combining to control and
dominate our civil and religious insti-
CuCiOns-and the ballot in the hands of
large and ignorant population in the
0ouI hern States. The discourse occu-
pied nearly fifty minutes.
THE AFTERNOON.
| The oloon,iDnso r. a.
not Interfere with the festive hoard
nc turkey would cook and eat lust as
wen as II the skies were bright. and The
lalhily reunion be just as bright in
n.ue ne dinner was the important
event OF the day to much the larger
class OF the people. II is kind odds
cusslon that even the most mute can
take a hand in. o''
ri'f7BH TERRAIN SUNDAY SCHOOL AN
NIVERsARY.
The morning and evening of the d.,,
lLo"i Tue peculiar condition of the
weather were very close toUetber Il
seeming long while after darn L..for,'
nc seven O'Clock bell rang for the ex-
9 gi,s at the Presbyterian church
ne iatler was well flied, the exercises
commenced promptly on time and fin
i>hyd in an hour and five minutes
without hesitation or ii break. The
superintendent, Geo. w. Taylor. was
master OF ceremonies, and DR.. G q
0"ihhey conducted the singing. which
composed the larger part of the enter
.@'hnent, and was good. The SMYRNA
~ ">l'dl Association rendered them an
eilitIeht instrumental acc0mDaniment
Inc missionary object lesson" was .
! peasant episode, and the renort If
missionary offerings by classes showed
iloerai giving A duette was pleasing
! y rendered by Mrs. J. 3. Mi(Iin and
MISS Flo GOotee. l.. Irvine Hama,
mad" the address in the absence ,r
pastor. speaking for fifteen minutes on
thanksgiving in his usual we'll round
cd periods
4i0 hEN GOOSE ENTERTAINMENT
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Inc little folks drew on Thursday
hlSnt as they always do, the audience |
OF big and little, old and Young nock-
ing me house. The children had benn |
trained hy Misses Lizzie Rcck and |
SUSIE Wright, and how we'll w,s mn
Hest III the very accurat, manner i |
was gone through with from be0innino
70 END. They found what has never
Deen the case with such an entertain
heht before. stage adapted to MD in.
stead OF hinder them in their nresnnta
uon. The chief feature that strurk tbo
eye on CHANGING at the stage Was an
immense shoe that filled IN large
part OF the rear-the abode Of the Ola
Woman and her numerous famiIv
promptly at S.l5 the tiu, Announced
the exercises began, but so great vae
lhe huD Dub by filed up aisles. the
CONFUSION OF voices over seals that
were taken by others the tickets he
ing wrongly marked or the ushers he
wHucred ny the pressure) that the first
Ihree pieces of the programme were
losG 10 the ear and much of it to the
SlghI OF those in the back part of the
mousse This arose from the bad Gus
Uom' which IS apparently getting more
prevalent, of many who hold reserve
seats waiting until, or after the time of
commencing. Such habit cannot
others. F''''0a'S VI
The piece was a dramatized run in
costume on the prominent Characters
IN Mother GoOse's Melodies. that ner-
haps will never get out of date as the
most entertaining literature of the
nursery, and pleasant even to those in
mature years for its innocent absurdi-
ties. 1t is seldom that any entertain
ment ELECTS such interest from bagin- G
ming to the end. One scene CoIlow.d
announcer IN quick succession, and the Z
IlHie OF the presentation fell short of
an hour number of the pieces were
calIed Tor rapturously, but no encore \
was accorded, as might very properly
NV oeeh zone as the time occupied 7
was snort. The greatest applause was
~ = Ihe crawling OF the little children to
nc "a hunDer OF dozen or more after I
-hey had been dressed for bed, out ola
Iole III the end OF the shoe. Little Be-
P,eeps lost sheep coming home also
5ieGlIed great deal of interest. and
pa Mother Habbard's dog that painted "
rom the heat and ate pie, was feature W
u the entire evening. The centre of W
ne whole group was Mother Goose.
VINO had the most to do, and character
yea by Miss Florence Hall splendidlv.
Inc piano was presided over hv Miss
lara Wilson for the accom- panimrnt
u the children, who did some good CT
iihglhg, and by Miss Maria Brinton in
ne orchestral pieces by the Musical F,
association, who are an important fea-
ure In most of our public entertain
1ents in the very excellent music thew at
lake. 1t is an association that the -
own can feel proud over.
Inc following programme will show
ne cast of characters:
~ nj Band
Hlnag nF
ecitation. ......."The House that Jack BuilfH Fhi
aster Of Ceremonies-Yankee Doodle, @
,s,,,.. % ,,.---,-- Edward Boyd
other GOOse's Greeting .......... FloTence Hail
1orus-".Iack and Jill, .......... Band -
.ck and Jill's COlOquy, Ne
Clifton Collins and Florence TAYLOR %
ng-'Red RtdinghOOd, "........ Jelen Mackev -
lorus-"The Cruel Wolff. .....,.Band O.
Woman in the ShOe' ~,
Sqliie COsgriF Old
mi-ChOruses .........Old Woman and children %
King Cole, -. .Chas Warren ts
iett-Humpty Dumpty and Little Boy Blue
Samuel Hohecker and Gilbert Jones -
cttatiOn and SOngs-"Little GOOdie Tvo-shoes
Hettie Richards
eitation-"Bluebeard, Jay smith GRI
Orus-'SO Say We All of Us..........' Hand | Pr
oItNtlon-. bO,peep," ........... Annie Grant da
IoonvIEIot5cp ~ j - Bani AHE
Christine Scott and Gilbert CSeNrhart WI
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